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The benefits of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)
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BETTER IMMUNE SYSTEM:
PSYCHOLOGICAL CAUSES,
CONTEXT:
LOW SIDE EFFECTS:
It stimulates the ability of the body to heal itself.
It uses natural remedies.
CAM considers the nutritional, emotional, social and spiritual context in which illness arises.
Mind-body interventions
E.g. T'ai Chi effectiveness
Low risks: - Combination
- Everybody
Examples: - To prevent cancer
and infections
- Homeopathy: No
invasive treatments
Prevention and promotion of health
Why is it beneficial?
THESIS STATEMENT:
People should trust CAM because...
1. It uses remedies that do not have the side effects of pharmaceutical medication.
The benefits of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)
2. It improves the body’s immune system instead of
only healing the symptoms.
3. It focuses on the contextual causes of the illness.
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)
Since 1960s and 1970s
Conclusion:
Outside the institutions of Conventional Medicine
Little knowledge in Western countries but...
- Complementary: together
- Alternative: Instead
People should trust Complementary and
Alternative Medicine (CAM) due to its safety,
its low risks, its focus on the improvement
of the body’s immune system and
its attention to the contextual causes
of the illness.
Popular in China and India
Practices:
Western countries 9-65%
REFERENCES:
Bornhöft, Gudrun; Ursula Wolf; Klaus von Ammon; Marco Righetti; Stefanie Maxion-Bergemann; Stephan Baumgartner; André Thurneysen and Peter F. Matthiessen. “Effectiveness, Safety and Cost-Effectiveness of Homeopathy in General Practice - Summarized Health Technology Assessment.” Forsch Komplementärmed 13.2 (2006): 11pp. 4 April 2016 < http://www.karger.com.proxy-ub.rug.nl/Article/Abstract/93586>.
Goldrosen, Martin H; Stephen E. Straus. “Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Assessing the Evidence for Immunological Benefits.” Nature Reviews Immunology 4 (2004): 10pp. 6 April 2016 < http://www.nature.com.proxy-ub.rug.nl/nri/journal/v4/n11/full/nri1486.html#top>.
Mamtani, Ravinder; Andrea Cimino. “A Primer of Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Its Relevance in the Treatment of Mental Health Problems.” Psychiatric Quarterly 73.4 (2002): 15pp. 8 April 2016 <http://link.springer.com.proxy-ub.rug.nl/article/10.1023%2FA%3A1020472218839>.
Constança Amengual Gayà